Biography

Dr.
Mercurio
is
Director
of
the
Program
for
Biomedical
Ethics
and
the
Yale
Pediatric
Ethics
Program,
Professor
of
Pediatrics
at
Yale
University
School
of
Medicine,
and
an
attending
neonatologist
at
Yale-New
Haven
Children’s
Hospital.
He
directs
education
in
medical
ethics
for
the
School
of
Medicine,
and
also
for
pediatrics
residents
and
fellows.
Additionally,
he
participates
in
ethics
education
for
attending
physicians,
nurses,
medical
students,
and
physician
associate
students.
He
is
Chair
of...

Dr. Mercurio is Director of the Program for Biomedical Ethics and the Yale Pediatric Ethics Program, Professor of Pediatrics at Yale University School of Medicine, and an attending neonatologist at Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital. He directs education in medical ethics for the School of Medicine, and also for pediatrics residents and fellows. Additionally, he participates in ethics education for attending physicians, nurses, medical students, and physician associate students. He is Chair of the Pediatric Ethics Committee, and Associate Director of the Yale University Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics on the main campus. He has more than 20 years of experience as a clinical neonatologist actively involved in the training of fellows and residents in the Newborn ICU, as well as 20 years of experience in clinical ethics consultation. Dr. Mercurio received his undergraduate degree in Biochemical Sciences from Princeton University, and his M.D. from Columbia University. He completed Pediatrics Residency and Neonatology Fellowship at Yale University, and received a Master’s Degree in Philosophy from Brown University. Invited lectures and publications have involved analyses of ethical issues in adult and pediatric medicine, primarily focused on pediatrics. Recent work has appeared in Pediatrics, the Hastings Center Report, the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, and the Journal of Perinatology. He currently serves on the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Bioethics.